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Romney’s Rich Backers Turn to Clinton
Surreal ShiftClinton has gone even further than Trump in promising to kill a tax break that benefits wealthy financiers. So why are private equity titans giving all their campaign money to her?

Inside the ‘Voters for Hillary’ Scam
‘It’s On Like Donkey Kong’One company’s stock soared, based on the news that ‘Voters for Hillary’ would hire it. Except the group never spent a dime on Clinton. Was the whole thing a penny-stock swindle?

Sued Over a $60 Medical Bill
BAD MEDICINEEvery year Nebraska collection agencies file lawsuits by the tens of thousands thanks to cheap court feeds and loose rules that leave the poor and sick vulnerable.

The Law That Poisoned Flint
STATE-SPONSORED ABUSEVoters decided to scrap the kind of super-empowered emergency managers who made questionable decisions in Flint—but state lawmakers revived the program.

Top Republicans Cash in Like Democrats
HEAVY CREAMA ProPublica analysis of political fundraising shows Republican leaders like Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy have more donors in common with Democrats than with their rank-and-file.

What’s in Your Wallet? A Legal Nightmare
RED ARMYA ProPublica analysis of state court filings reveals that Capital One sues its customers far more than any other bank—and typically for amounts between just $1,000 and $1,500.

Did Hospitals Kill Her Mom?
BIOHAZARDPaula Schulte couldn’t survive a cascade of medical mistakes. After that, her family couldn’t get answers—or accountability.

Nobody Ever Gets Off the ‘No-Fly List’
AIR KAFKAThe U.S. government admitted it made a mistake when it put this Stanford Ph.D. on a terror watch list. She’s still not allowed in the United States.

Hillary’s Fake Tough Talk on Wall Street
‘Wonderful Donors’Clinton talks up her record on reining in the financial industry, but a look at her proposals and votes as a senator during the crisis years tells a different story.

FOUND: CIA’s Fugitive Banker
In Plain SightHow Michael Jon Hand, who founded an Australian bank with ties to American military and intelligence officials that defrauded depositors and investors, was tracked to Idaho.
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